Deep Love Hidden From Him
Chapter 179

Through the large, carved iron gate in the yard, she could see two figures outside.

The golden retriever was panting with its tongue stuck out. Its sensitive ears had heard Alastair's voice, and it raised its head in Alastair's direction, jumping up and down excitedly. Its front paws were on the iron gate and it wagged its tail facing the kitchen window.

"Is Ace here?" Adrienne was still crying. After hearing that, she was dumbstruck. She hugged Everleigh's neck and was about to take a look.

Everleigh's first reaction was that it was impossible.

How could Ace be here? If Ace really came, then...

As expected, when she carried Adrienne to the window, Everleigh immediately saw a figure standing outside the door. Who else could it be other than Theodore?

"Why are you here?"

In the living room, Everleigh poured a glass of water for Theodore and went straight to the point.

It was not too late at the moment, but it was not early either.

In the dining room not far away, Alastair and Adrienne were playing with Ace, but Adrienne was obviously not in a good mood. She looked into the living room from time to time and when she saw Theodore, she couldn't hide her unhappy face.

Theodore withdrew his gaze and said in a low voice, "I'm here to take a look at the children."

Everleigh looked at the gifts piled up beside the sofa. There were a lot of presents, including food and games, which were all the children's favorites.

"They're fine. Fortunately, they didn't see anything."

When the two children ran out of the crowd, Yvonne and Madison were already fighting. Hence, the two children more probably did not see that she was slapped. But even so, Adrienne still blamed herself when she knew that Madison was Theodore's mother.

"Don't worry. I've already deleted the recording. I won't hand it over to the police." Everleigh glanced at Theodore with calm eyes.

"That's not what I meant." Theodore frowned. "I'm here to tell you that something like this will never happen again. My mother has moved to Swallow Hill and won't come back so easily. She won't do anything to you and your children again."

Swallow Hill was in the remote suburbs of Ocpeace City. It would take four hours to drive to the downtown area, but this didn't mean that Madison had given up on her. She didn't believe a word of Theodore's promise.

"You told me the same thing last time."

Her calm tone was laced with a hint of mockery, causing Theodore's face to turn stiff.

Everleigh remained calm. "I'm not Josephine, who just wants to live under the protection of a man, constantly racking her brains and wishing to marry into a rich family. So, you don't have to promise me these things. I know what I'm doing."

At the mention of Josephine, Theodore's brows furrowed even deeper.

"The gifts have been delivered and you have seen the children. It's getting late, so you can leave now." Everleigh glanced at her watch and directly told him to leave.

Everleigh's attitude was very tough and she didn't hide her anger over what had happened during the day. Although Madison's behavior couldn't be blamed on Theodore, it all started because of him. What right did she have to be nice to him?

Theodore frowned and sat there for a while. He propped himself up from the sofa. Just as he was about to stand up, he suddenly bent over and covered his belly with his hand. A pained expression appeared on his face.

"What's wrong?" Everleigh was stunned.

Theodore's face turned pale and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. It was as if he couldn't even stand straight.

Everleigh immediately realized that something was wrong. With the habit of a professional doctor, she immediately asked him to sit down, pulled his hand away, and pressed a few positions on his lower abdomen. "Does it hurt here?"

Theodore let out a muffled grunt. Although he was trying his best to bear with the pain, the sweat on his neck couldn't fool anybody.

Everleigh immediately knew what was going on. "Do you have gastric?"

When she returned to Ocpeace City, the first time she saw him was in the hospital's operating theatre. According to the diagnosis book, he had stomach problems and had a history of it for many years. "I'm okay." Theodore's voice was very faint and he barely managed to say those two words.

"What do you mean by okay? Do you know that people can die from gastric? Have you had dinner?"

Theodore frowned, but he didn't say anything. This meant that he admitted that he hadn't.

Everleigh's expression changed immediately. "Haven't I told you a long time ago? You need to eat the three meals regularly to cure your illness and heal your stomach... Do you want to die?"

Everleigh's straight face looked like she was in the hospital talking to a patient who refused to listen.

Theodore didn't get angry. He listened without saying a word, but his expression didn't show the slightest bit of impatience. There was even a hint of warmth in his cold gaze.

After nagging nonstop for a long time, Everleigh finally realized that there was something wrong with the way that Theodore was looking at her. Then, her lecture also came to an abrupt halt and the air froze for a moment.

After a long while, she frowned and said, "Stay here and don't move."

After saying that, she went straight to the kitchen and asked the two children to bring the dog out. She was busy in the kitchen alone.

Soon after, the aroma of food from the kitchen wafted into the living room.

Alastair and Adrienne were playing with Ace on the carpet while Theodore was sitting alone on the sofa. He was bored and the toys by his side couldn't attract the attention of the two children.

It was normal for Alastair to talk less than before, but Adrienne usually chatted and begged him endlessly when she saw him. She called him Daddy, but that day, she did not behave as she usually did; it was as if she was treating him like air.

Theodore had lived for almost thirty years. For the first time in his life, he felt a sense of dejection.

"Adrienne, I brought ice cream with me. Would you like to have a taste?"

Adrienne did not even look at him. She even turned around and turned her back to the sofa.

Theodore wasn't angry. He continued, "There's a big bowl of the strawberry flavored ice cream. If you don't eat it, it'll melt in a while. Why don't you tell me where the fridge is?" "I don't want it!" Adrienne turned around and glared at Theodore with her big, dark eyes. "I don't want to eat the ice cream you bought."

"Why? Adrienne, don't you love ice cream?"

"Even so, I don't want to eat the one you bought. I won't call you Daddy anymore. You're definitely not my Daddy!" Adrienne said angrily, "Your mommy is a bad person. She's fierce and unreasonable, so I won't like you anymore."

Adrienne was usually a very cheerful and lively little girl. She had never looked so alert, as if she had thorns all over her body. Although it was insignificant, she tried her best to protect her family. Theodore's heart ached, and the regret in his heart grew even deeper.

He knelt down and looked at Adrienne at her eye level. He asked, "Adrienne, must the families of the bad people be bad people too?"

Adrienne furrowed her delicate brows and avoided Theodore's hand, as if she didn't want to cooperate with him.

Theodore's hand floated in the air and a trace of disappointment flashed across his eyes. However, he was still patient and said, "Adrienne, you don't like me because of a bad person, but do you still like Ace and GreatGrandma?"

Adrienne was stunned for a moment and she cast a hesitant look at Alastair, who was next to her.

Great-Grandma was very nice to them, as well as to Mommy.